My old photography teacher's viewpoint of WW2 colour was that German photos tend to be optically better than US, but the colour is a little muddy. US photos are sometimes not as optically clear but the colour can be stunning. Personally I find many of...

My old photography teacher's viewpoint of WW2 colour was that German photos tend to be optically better than US, but the colour is a little muddy. US photos are sometimes not as optically clear but the colour can be stunning. Personally I find many of these US photos to be optically superior as well.

Admin (Fri 21 Dec 2007 12:34:03 AM EST)

Almost as if it was shot yesterday, right? Amazing how much realism the color brings to photos from the 1940s.

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